Maamoul with Dates
Middle eastern cookies usually filled with pistachios, walnuts, or dates. I only like the ones filled with dates.
Ingredients
- 2 cups coarse semolina
- 2 cups fine semolina
- 120 g melted butter
- 120 g melted shortening I use Crisco
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 Tbsp powdered milk
- 1.5 tsp mahlab powder
- 3 tbsp warm water
- 1 tsp instant yeast
- 1.5 tbsp orange blossom water
- 1.5 tbsp rose water
- 700 g date paste
- 1 tsp orange blossom water
- 1 tsp rose water
- 1 tsp cinnamon Powder
- 3 tbsp powdered sugar
Instructions
- Place both semolinas and sugar in a large bowl, mix. Pour the melted butter and shortening and rub into the semolina mixture making sure each grain is coated well
- Cover the bowl and let rest overnight
- The next morning add the mahlab and powdered milk
- Dissolve the yeast in the water making sure it’s not too hot and pour over the semolina mixture
- Add the rose water, orange blossom water and mix all the ingredients together until you can shape them when pressed
- Mix the date paste with cinnamon, orange blossom, and rose water until all liquid absorbed
- Remove a tbsp or Maamoul dough, press a small date ball into it, seal it and press into a Maamoul mould
- Once done place the Maamoul on a buttered baking tray, and into a preheated oven 180 C for around 15 min depending on your oven. WATCH THEM. Once they become golden it’s time to remove them
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar